Oh, my! Full disclosure: I have three Macs, two iMacs and one eMac. They are all rescues, all for the same reason: no password. I hacked in and they run very nicely now. I am giving them away. They interested me because they are beautifully designed and have a delightful simplicity. I run Windows 7 ( two flavors) and Linux (Zenwalk; I've run thirty others and use live CDs all the time). I chose windows 7 because for my purposes its better than any Linux, and now I do most of my computing on it. I've used a number of Mac OS systems. They are fine and no one could go wrong buying a nice new Mac. But my money's already been spent on PCs, so you know the rest. Yes indeed, old Macs can and do run well on Linux!.
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 8:13 PM, ./aal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Bill Chapman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > ./aal wrote: > >> > >> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 12:28 PM, ./aal <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>> > >>>> Btw, kind of odd to run into an 'McBasher' on this forum... that guy > >>>> should > >>>> pack up and move to pcworld haha > >>>> > >>> > >>> Who's McBashing? > >>> I never said they were wrong to buy Mac's, no reason to be defensive > >>> and insecure. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> I like Macs, they run Linux great (as OSX shows) > >> I like my computers to be personal, what I choose, instead of what > >> Steve Jobs tells me I need. > >> > >> > > > > My taste informs me about what I want. If you want to group me in with > the > > mac faithful, go ahead... but to infer that I buy stuff only on Steve's > > say-so is really off the mark... so in fact you are actually flaming, > like > > those trolls who say that people who buy Macs are automatically stupid > and > > can't make rational decisions. > > > > Btw I've never purchased a brand-new mac, nor do I have any iStuff, > > including so much as an iPod. > > I have 12 macs (since 1996) and just 2 months ago got my first G5 at 1/10 > > the cost of the original price. > > > > not flaming, just observing..btw if you got a G5 you have iStuff, you > have an iMac > I have a bondi iMac myself > > and as earlier posts in the thread show, you any choice in mice you > want, as long as it is the only one Steve said to sell with it. > > how they expect computer labs to fill a room with iMacs+wireless mice > is beyond me > seems they would offer a wired mouse option, but that would dent their > bottom line > > > > -- > -- NOT sent from an iphone,blackberry,Nokia, or any handheld. -- > > I'm a PC(x86 AND ppc) > AND I RUN LINUX!!! > Linux is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors and everyone has > their favorite, but we all get the same smile regardless of which we > choose to scoop. > - > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<imaclist%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
